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Notes and quotes: About American Workforce Academy

An article by Salena Zito gives some background about American Workforce Academy that parents and mentors of young people pursuing calling and career should think about. Main point: "[Mike] Rowe has been warning anyone who would listen that our skills gap in the...

UACFSF: Mark Tapscott on working on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC

"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example..." (1 Timothy 4:12)Find online: #UACFSF, https://www.hillfaith.org/Mark Tapscott of HillFaith dropped in on us via Zoom on 2/25 to tell us about his ministry to Capitol Hill staff. Among other things, he leads a...

UACFSF: God’s intervention in life and history

"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example..." (1 Timothy 4:12)Find online: #UACFSFAt our 2/18 meeting, we learned how Daniel, in Daniel 2:19-23, acknowledged God's intervention in life and history. Some points to ponder: God alone possesses wisdom and...

Opportunity to extend grace

Via Christianity Today: Mars Hill Church will dissolve Mark Driscoll's multisite network and let each of its remaining 13 churches go their own way. Founded in 1996, the Seattle-based megachurch planted 15 satellite sites across five states, its passion for creating...

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University of the People: free, online education

Via Boing Boing: Founded in 2009 by educational entrepreneur Shai Reshef, University of the People is the world's first tuition-free completely online university, offering Associate and Bachelor degrees in Business Administration and Computer Science. Students are...

University of the People: free, online education

Via Boing Boing: Founded in 2009 by educational entrepreneur Shai Reshef, University of the People is the world's first tuition-free completely online university, offering Associate and Bachelor degrees in Business Administration and Computer Science. Students are...

Called to work

So I invited Mitch Gaspard, the University of Alabama baseball coach, to lunch with my department's leadership so he could share some thoughts about how he goes about working with players and motivating their performance. One of the thoughts he shared about what...

Called to work

So I invited Mitch Gaspard, the University of Alabama baseball coach, to lunch with my department's leadership so he could share some thoughts about how he goes about working with players and motivating their performance. One of the thoughts he shared about what...

Daily Routines

Interesting vignettes about personal productivity: How writers, artists, and other interesting people organize their days. Daily Routines

Daily Routines

Interesting vignettes about personal productivity: How writers, artists, and other interesting people organize their days. Daily Routines

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